giant talon 2 v cannondale trail sl 5 v cube attention

dongidge

been looking for ages for a hardtail on cycle2work scheme narrowed it down to these 3 which are all available in LBS. Any advice or reviews would be must appreciated

supersonic

All good value machines for XC and trails, but all unfortunately afflicted by poor forks.

Try them out, but anything else they stock?

dongidge

thanks for your reply, most bike in my price range (500-600) have similar forks unfortunatly. The only other options locally are bhichni kuma 5300 or the specialized hardrock pro

supersonic

The Hardrock has a decent fork and frame for the money - would take a look at one.

Sodfoster

Have you had a look at the Cube acid at £670 if you can increase your budget? I have just purchased one and am very happy with it. Although not the best forks!

Here is a link with some pics of it:
http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtop ... t=12673842

dongidge

thanks for the advice will go look at the hardrock tomorrow. I couldn't stretch my budget as far as an acid the attention is already a little more than I wanted to pay